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The botanic garden

  • Erasmus Darwin

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One of the first popular science books, the intent of The Botanic Garden is to pique readers' interest in science while educating them at the same time. By embracing Linnaeus's sexualized language, which anthropomorphizes plants, Darwin makes botany interesting and relevant to his readers, but his reliance on conventional images of women when describing plants and flowers reinforces traditional gender stereotypes. Darwin emphasizes the connections between humanity and plants, arguing that they are all part of the same natural world and that sexual reproduction is at the heart of evolution (ideas that his grandson, Charles Darwin, would later turn into a full-fledged theory of evolution). This evolutionary theme continues in The Economy of Vegetation which contends that scientific progress is part of evolution and urges its readers to celebrate inventors and scientific discoveries in a language usually reserved for heroes or artistic geniuses.

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  • Botany
  • Early works to 1800
  • Natural history
  • Plants
  • Poetry
  • Poetry. [from old catalog]
  • Portland vase
  • Portland vases
  • Science
  • German language
  • Readers
  • Poetry as Topic
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  • Erasmus Darwin

    1731 - 1802

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    4 ratings · 133 works

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    IndyPublish.com

    June 30, 2005

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    2nd edition

    Kessinger Publishing

    June 30, 2004

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    The fourth edition. --

    J. Moore.

    1700

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    2d American ed.

    T. & J. Swords

    1807

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IndyPublish.com

April 30, 2004

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    De l'imprimerie de Digeon ...

    1799

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    The third edition.

    Printed for J. Johnson ...

    1795

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    4th ed.

    Printed for J. Johnson

    1799

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    The first American edition

    Printed by T. & J. Swords, printers to the faculty of physic of Columbia College, no. 99 Pearl-Street.

    1798

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    2d American ed.

    Printed and sold by T. & J. Swords...

    1807

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    The first American edition.

    Printed by T. & J. Swords, printers to the faculty of physic of Columbia College, no. 99 Pearl-Street

    1798

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    Garland Pub

    1978

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    3rd ed.

    printed for J. Johnson

    1795

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    Garland Pub

    1978

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    printed by J. Moore

    1793

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    2nd American ed.

    Printed and sold by T. & J. Swords

    1807

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    Printed by J. Moore ...

    1790

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    Published by Jones & Company ...

    1824

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    The fourth edition.

    Printed by J. Moore ...

    1796

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    printed for J Moore

    1793

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    Printed for J. Johnson

    1789

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    Jones & Company

    1825

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    printed for J. Johnson, printed by J. Jackson

    1789

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    2nd American ed

    Printed and sold by T. & J. Swords

    1807

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    Printed by J. Moore ...

    1793

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    The third edition.

    printed for J. Johnson

    1795

  • Edition cover

    Printed for J. Johnson ...

    1791

  • Edition cover

    The first American edition.

    Printed by T. &. J. Swords ...

    1798

  • Edition cover

    The first American edition.

    Printed by T. & J. Swords, printers to the faculty of physic of Columbia College, no. 99 Pearl-Street.

    1798

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    Printed for J. Johnson

    1791

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    printed for J. Johnson

    1791

  • Edition cover

    J. Johnson

    1791

  • Edition cover

    for J. Johnson

    1791

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    Jones & company

    1824

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    The fourth edition.

    printed for J. Johnson

    1799

  • Edition cover

    IndyPublish.com

    April 30, 2004

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    Scolar Press

    1973

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    Garland Pub.

    1978